The Cinema of George A. Romero : : Knight of the Living Dead / / Tony Williams.

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• VerfasserIn: Williams, Tony,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Directors' Cuts
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (0 p.) :; 7 photos
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; CHAPTER ONE. A Director and his Traditions --; CHAPTER TWO. Night of the Living Dead --; CHAPTER THREE. There's Always Vanilla --; CHAPTER FOUR. Jack's Wife --; CHAPTER FIVE. The Crazies --; CHAPTER SIX. Martin --; CHAPTER SEVEN. Dawn of the Dead --; CHAPTER EIGHT. Knightriders --; CHAPTER NINE. Creepshow --; CHAPTER TEN. Day of the Dead --; CHAPTER ELEVEN. Monkey Shines --; CHAPTER TWELVE. One Evil Eye and The Dark Half --; APPENDIX ONE. The Romero Screenplays and Teleplays --; APPENDIX TWO. Chronology --; Notes --; Filmography --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231850308; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/will336462
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Tony Williams.

The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead is the first in-depth study in English of the career of this foremost auteur working at the margins of the Hollywood mainstream in the horror genre. In placing Romero's oeuvre in the context of literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director's films within American cultural traditions and thus explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models. The author explores the roots of naturalism in the work of Emile Zola and traces this through to the EC Comics of the 1950s and on to the work of Stephen King. In so doing, the book illuminates the importance of seminal Romero texts such as Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1992). This study also includes full coverage of Romero's latest feature, Bruiser (2000), as well as his screenplays and teleplays.